[GCARC] Measuring the efficiency of radials

[Agustin Neron Properties LLC]

Hi Chris,
I'm not on WSPR, but I think I have something useful to help you.
On CW we connect a packet terminal (or in many cases, the N1MM free software we used at FD) to a Reverse Beacon Network.
These measure propagation and your exact signal strength announced in DB level similar to packet spots from a regular cluster, and most importantly at that exact moment in real time. We listen for beacons such as WWV on 10Mhz or 15Mhz, so think of these as measuring YOU as being the beacon. Very cool.
This guy set it up for PSK an WSPR https://stationproject.blog/2013/02/08/reverse-beacon-networks-psk-reporter-and-wspr/ 
Here is the primary site for Reverse Beacon Network.
http://www.reversebeacon.net/ 

Hope this helps your project,
73 Darrell AB2E

> On 06/29/2021 3:38 PM Christopher Wawak <kc2ieb at wawak.org> wrote:
> 
>  
> How do you measure the effectiveness of your radial system? Do you use
> WSPR, and account for changes in propagation during time of day? Do you
> have a specific net you try to contact? Do you look at physical or
> electrical properties of the antenna system?
> 
> Just doing some idle thinking this afternoon...
> 
> 73 Chris KC2IEB
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